Ooh I'll chime in and argue with you! I think Gaudette should win this one, his outstanding defensive play takes the cake. Played more than a few games without Sikura and Stevens with him and was fine.
Though almost contrarily I think Sikura was more a motor for his success than the populous thinks. It's easier to score when you're being fed impossible passes in the slow slot.
well NU Hockey with a Canuck Avatar - yeah I can see the objectivity you have here..lol!!
I am not trying to diminish anything Gaudette did, I just think people simply do not know enough of what Donato has done this year and on a far less talented team. Gaudette is playing with other players who are/will be NHLers...Donato has been a one man show outside of Adam Fox on defense.
I will take the guy Donato, who was 14 points ahead of his closest teammate in points, scoring near a goal per game, while playing elite defense as well.
And this has nothing to do with it, but further proved it for me watching both in the NHL so far, one makes shit happen (Donato) and the other seems to need others to help create that offense for him. Gaudette will be a real good NHLer IMO and should be a top 5 Calder candidate next year, but I have always had this fear with him whereas Donato just shows up and produces whatever line he is on and whatever team he plays for.